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Being Brian: Put Your Planning into Action
In a recent blog, we touched on the importance of aligning resources to your strategic plan. As we move into the summer months, it’s the perfect time to start discussing the next steps.
Zig Ziglar
June 20, 2024

Oxford Educators Say Team Effort Supports Improving Outcomes
Oxford USD 358, located south of Wichita, serves about 360 students. They have seen significant improvement on state assessments and graduation rates. From 2017 to 2022, the district saw the number
June 20, 2024

Caldwell Credits School-Community Ties for Success
Caldwell celebrates its history as the first Kansas “cow town” on the Chisholm Trail for cattle driven from Texas to Kansas railroads in the decades after the Civil War. Today, Caldwell USD 360,
June 20, 2024

Independence Puts Focus on Academic and Postsecondary Success
With about 2,000 students, Independence USD 446 is one of the largest districts in the southeast corner of Kansas. It also had a large percentage of high need students. Students from low-income
June 11, 2024

High Community Standards Drive Results in Nemaha Central
Nemaha Central USD 115 has some of the top academic results in the state. The northeast Kansas district has around 610 students. The total percentage eligible for free and reduced-price meals was
June 11, 2024

Personalized Attention to Diverse Student Body Boosts Coffeyville Graduation Rate
Coffeyville USD 445 students have some big challenges. The district has also been achieving some major successes.
From 2015-2022, Coffeyville had an average of 88.3 percent of students from
May 21, 2024

Mission Valley Combines Career Awareness with Honoring Service
On a recent spring morning, the Mission Valley USD 330 parking lot had a carnival feel, buzzing with excited students. The “rides” included an Evergy energy company bucket truck and the “booths”
May 21, 2024

Personalized Attention to Diverse Student Body Boosts Coffeyville Graduation Rate
Coffeyville USD 445 students have some big challenges. The district has also been achieving some major successes.
From 2015-2022, Coffeyville had an average of 88.3 percent of students from
May 21, 2024

Governor Kelly Signs SB 387 Into Law
Governor Laura Kelly on Wednesday signed into law SB 387, a bill that continues the legislature’s commitment to the Gannon school funding agreement and adds $75 million in new, much-needed state
May 15, 2024

Being Brian: Staff Appreciation and Support in the Classroom and Beyond
School districts often become so focused on improving outcomes and achievements that they overlook the crucial role that staff happiness and dedication play in student success. Teaching isn't just a
May 15, 2024

Community Support and Individual Attention Boost Achievement in Little River-Windom
With just under 300 students split among a high school in Little River and lower grades in Windom, USD 444 can boast of high academic achievement. On the 2022 state reading and math assessments,
May 14, 2024

Kansas Leaders Embrace the Science of Reading
Kansas educators and families have long been united in their commitment to teaching literacy. The lingering effects of the pandemic on student reading achievement prompted the launch of a new
May 10, 2024

Lyons Targets Help to High Need Students
Lyons USD 405 is a study in how to have success despite great challenges. Lyons’ number of students from low-income families plus students with disabilities is 94.6 percent, one of the highest rates
May 7, 2024

Fort Leavenworth Boosts Academic Achievement by Whole Child Focus
May 1, 2024

KASB's Dr. Doug Moeckel Receives KSHSAA's Governor's Award
April 30, 2024